FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 15:                            5.5.22

Ofsted

This week we had an OFSTED inspection in the school which lasted two days.  The outcome will be issued in about three weeks when it has been confirmed.  The Staff, Governors and children were an absolute credit to the school making it very clear what a great school we have.  I am very proud of them all and want to thank them all for their hard work and support.  Thank you to all the parents for their kind and supportive messages.

County Cross Country final

Well done to Polly for coming 13^th out of 126 at the Cross Country final.  We are incredibly proud of her. This is an amazing achievement.

British Olympic Fencer – Linda Strachan – visits our school

On Monday 25^th April we were fortunate to have a visit from Linda Strachan, a two time British Olympic fencer who has been awarded the Queens honour award. She talked to the children about her sporting experiences and raised the profile of the future commonwealth games.  The children will be taking part in some sporting activities later in the term to celebrate this event.  Each class were also given the opportunity to hold the Olympic torch that Linda brought into school for the children to see.

Tray Day

Thank you to all the parents that were able to attend Tray Day.  It was great to have so many families being represented. We hope you enjoyed looking at your child’s work with your child.

Music Competition Winners

Mrs Thomas the piano teacher organised a composing competition.  There were two winners. Congratulations

go to Consuello in class 1 for KS1 and to Poppy in class 3 for KS2.

Essex Wellbeing Service – ‘In Your Area’

The Essex Wellbeing Service has a handy search function called ‘In Your Area’, which allows you to enter your location to view local services in either a list or map format. This page also includes ‘Live Well, Link Well’, which can help to find and connect to well-known support organisations across the county, such as United in Kind Coaches, HeadsUp and access to virtual support plus much more. They have asked us to share this information with staff and families.

Sickness

The school office should be notified on the first day of each absence before registration at 9.00am and this should be followed up in writing on the day of return.

If your child has been vomiting or had an upset stomach, a 48 hour leave of absence from the last episode is required.  For guidance on other illnesses please contact the School Office or refer to the document on the website in the ‘Attendance’ section – “Guidance on infection control in schools and other childcare settings”.

Lateness

School starts at 8.50 a.m.  We have noticed several children are consistently arriving late for school – ‘late’ is defined by not being within the school gates by 8.50 a.m.  Please make every effort to be at school on time and if you know that your journey will be disrupted by road works, do allow time for this.

Please note that lateness is recorded on a per pupil basis.

Thank you.

Mobile Phones 

This is a gentle reminder not to use mobile phones whilst on the school site.  This is part of our safeguarding policy for all of our children.

Application for leave of absence for term time holidays

Guidance from the Local Authority:

“Leave of absence may only be granted by a person authorised in that behalf by the proprietor of the school.  As from 1st September 2013, the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 amended Regulation 7 to prohibit the proprietor of a maintained school from granting leave of absence to a pupil, except where an advance application has been made by the parent with whom the pupil normally resides, and the proprietor considers that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application.

Taking your child out of school during term time could be detrimental to your child’s educational progress.  There is no entitlement to parents to take their child out of school during term time, however, you may apply to the school for leave of absence if you believe there are exceptional circumstances.

If the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken, the case will be referred to the Education Welfare Service who may issue a Penalty Notice for £120 (or £60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school.”

Please note occasional days for birthdays and treats cannot be authorised and cheaper prices cannot be considered to be a valid reason. No leave of absence will be granted during our assessment weeks or the first week of the Autumn term.  Medical appointments, if at all possible, should be made outside school hours.  Siblings of children attending medical appointments should remain in school.

Free School Meals Funding

You can register for Free Schools Meals Funding if you meet the criteria below.

If you have a child in Key Stage One and are receiving the free meal, which is part of the universal offer, you could be missing out on this additional funding for the school, which will support your child with their learning, if you meet the criteria below.  You have to apply for this funding.    If you think you meet the criteria below then please follow the guidance below and contact the school office.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

9^th – 12^th May         KS2 SATs week

11^th May                Striking Festival KS1

13^th May                Sharing Assembly with year 3 parents

19^th May                FOC disco

20^th May                Sharing Assembly with year 5 parents

23^rd May                Crucial Crew

25^th May                Years 5 and 6 Cricket

26^th May                Years 3 and 4 Cricket

30^th May – 3^rd June            Half Term

27^th May                FOC Royal Dress Up and School Tea Party TBC

6^th June                  INSET day

w/b 6^th June           Phonics week

8^th June                  Years 3 – 6 athletics pm

9^th June                  Year 6 residential trip meeting with parents  

10^th June                Sharing Assembly with year 4 parents

20^th June pm          FOC Fun Run TBC

22^nd June               Athletics festival KS1

23^rd June                New Reception Induction morning

24^th June                Sharing Assembly with year 1 parents

27^th June                Sports Day

29^th June                KS2 Commonwealth Athletic 10 – 1pm

1^st July                   Tray Day

8^th July                   Sharing Assembly with year 2 parents

11^th – 13^th July         Year 6 Residential Year 6 Residential

15^th July                 Sharing Assembly with Reception parents

18^th July                 Parent Evening – early

18^th July                 Class Swap 11 – 12

19^th July                 Church Service

19^th July                 Parent Evening – late

20^th July                 Leavers’ Assembly

21^st July                 Last day of term

ACHIEVEMENTS

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending April 22^nd      

Reception        Lunetta – for excellent morning work, writing words independently

Year One        Consuello – for super work in Geography labelling continents and countries

Year Two        Phoenix – for measuring carefully and using her ruler to measure centimetres

Year Three     Evelyn – for an excellent start to fractions

Year Four       Eli – for being a supportive class mate, team player and helper

Year Five        Taylor – for always giving 100% in all his learning

Year Six          Joseph – for his improved focus in Maths

Week ending April 29^th       

Reception        Oscar – for brilliant use of a ten frame to make teen numbers

Year One        Thomas – for always asking and answering great questions

Year Two        Lottie – for writing some super expanded noun phrases

Year Three     Mollie  – for excellent fraction class work

Year Four       Max – for amazing effort in his writing and Maths this week

Year Five        Joshua – for his great work on angles in Maths

Year Six          Ethan – for his positive attitude towards his learning

The It Didn’t Go Unnoticed Award

26.4.22            Year One – especially Jaxon, Frankie, Kyle, Isaac, Caleb and Hugo, for being a kind friend to others and helping Midday Assistants and Playleaders

WRITER OF THE WEEK

Look out for our next edition of ‘Friday Focus’:

The fortnightly Friday Focus is a chance for every class at Clavering to share their learning with the Clavering School community. It is a great opportunity to find out what each year group has been up to and engage in conversations around learning.

 If you have any questions at any time, please feel free to make an appointment.

Have a good weekend.

Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher